A new Ontario-wide study reveals that common medications, from statins to iron supplements, can set off an unintentional cascade of prescriptions that leave many older adults taking drugs to treat ...

Elderly people using tablets during a government-organised digital survival training course at a senior community centre in Suwon – Copyright AFP Jung Yeon-je An ...

Older adults taking multiple medications may be at risk of receiving unnecessary medicines when drug side effects are mistaken for new health conditions. A new Ontario study has identified 24 ...

The pill your parent started for cholesterol may have led to an iron supplement. The one they take for arthritis pain may have led to a blood pressure drug. That chain, where a side effect of one ...

A drug side effect can be mistaken for a new issue, leading to a second prescription that may not be necessary — and could be ...